Chapter 862

‘Jole. I’ve cut you some slack before, out of respect for the times you’ve helped me and Grandma.” Isaac said, his patience finally wearing thin. “But you shouldn’t keep pushing your luck.”

Joie felt a chill run down her spine under his intense gaze, her whole body trembling “Bro Isaac, it’s not what you think–I didn’t mean to

She scrambled for a plausible excuse, but nothing convincing came to mind.

Isaac stood up. His hand lifted in a silent command.

The bodyguards entered.

One of them held a knife that glinted ominously in the dim light.

Joie’s legs turned to jelly, and she stumbled backward. “Bro Isaac, what are you doing?”

“Her face-I don’t ever want to see it again.”

At isaac’s command, the bodyguards closed in.

Joie screamed, tears streaming down her face. “Bro Isaac, I’m really sorry, I know I was wrong. It hurts! Don’t touch me! Bro Isaac!” Her cries echoed throughout the room.

Time passed, and the air was thick with the smell of blood. Joie lay on the floor, too weak

to move.

“Get a doctor.”

Upon discovering this, Joie smashed

Brittany had intentionally trapped her in Imperial City, pushing Isaac to act against her. Those incidents alone had led Isaac to mar her face. The thought of Isaac ever finding out about her attempt to kill Daniel

the first time, Joie felt regret. If she had known Isaac could go to such lengths,

Brittany arrived in Bright Town.

taking care of business with Charles, they hit a local bar.

particularly fascinated by the bar scene, having had a liberal upbringing in Craneville. He never turned down an opportunity, regardless of

his eye.

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for Brittany and fended off would-be suitors, resting his chin on his hand as

had deep connections with the institute. She surely wasn’t planning on sticking with the Salter family, was

drink. “I still need

“Lovesick,” Charles teased.

lovesick; she just didn’t want to ruin

with a couple of buttons undone, he turned heads and even had a few bold souls

for a quiet spot. As she walked past a partially

hear Joie was locked up?”

“Isaac’s doing.”

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